Mycelium honeycombs

A honey bee hive is their home and also a place to store honey. Among other things, a dwelling designed to protect them can become a source for the spread of many diseases that affect the immune system of these insects. Many scientists are struggling with this problem, and by observing bees, they have discovered a natural source of improvement in the condition of bees - mycelium, activating properties in vitro.

This will be the object of our study, because the dried mycelium forms a very strong and reliable structure. The goal of the project at the first stage is to grow the mycelium of the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus in the form of honeycombs and control this process, as well as to create a simulation based on a digital agent in which the spread and growth of the mycelium will be observed during the experiment. In the future, this study may become the basis for testing the interaction of both dried mycelium with bees, and a linguistic experiment in order to establish a new language of communication between the two species.